ried supplies into a hole which she had not used 

 before, and the following spring the youngsters 

 came forth from the same hole, and presum- 

 ably from the same quarters, that the children 

 of preceding years had used. 



Chipmunks feed upon a variety of plants. 

 The leaves, seeds, and roots are eaten. During 

 bloom time they feast upon wild flowers. Often 

 they make a dainty meal off the blossoms of 

 the fringed blue gentian, the mariposa lily, and 

 the harebell. Commonly, in gathering flowers, 

 the chipmunk stands erect on hind feet, reaches 

 up with one or both hands, bends down the 

 stalk, leisurely eats the blossoms, and then pulls 

 down another. The big chipmunk, however, has 

 some gross food habits. I have seen him eating 

 mice, and he often catches grasshoppers and 

 flies. It is possible that he may rob birds' nests, 

 but this is not common and I have never seen 

 him do so. However, the bluebirds, robins, and 

 red-winged blackbirds near me resent his close 

 approach. A chipmunk which has unwittingly 

 climbed into a tree or traveled into a territory 

 close to the nest of one of these birds receives 



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